Obsidian


Computer name:	Novag Obsidian
Manufacturer:	Novag, Hong Kong
Dates from:	2005
Dimensions:	36.7 x 26.8 x 3.5 cm
Power supply:	6 x C (=LR14), of 9 Volt-adapter
Processor:	H8/3214, 2 x 16 MHz
Memory:	32 KB ROM, 1 KB RAM
Rating:	average - strong club players (Elo 2000)
Other details:	pressure-sensitive board, LCD screen
	LEDs on two sides of board
	Opening library: over 8900 half-moves
	128 levels
	Wooden chessmen
	Is supplied with bag
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	When Obsidian is set to average time
	per move, it takes much less than the
	preset time. That's why the last 3 games
	were played at tournament levels.

4 EXAMPLE GAMES:

White: Fritz 8 (1 ply)

Black: Novag Obsidian (± 10 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.c4 Nb6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.d5 Ne5 8.b3 Nxf3+ 9.gxf3 Bf5 10.Be3 e6 11.Bd3 Bb4 12.Bd4 O-O 13.Rg1 g6 14.Be4 Qd6 15.Bxf5 Qxh2 16.Rg5 exf5 17.Qe2 Rae8 18.O-O-O Rxe2 19.Nxe2 Re8 20.Be3 Rxe3 21.fxe3 Qxe2 22.Rgg1 Ba3+ 23.Kb1 Qb2# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Novag Obsidian (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by black)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O a6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Ne8 10.h3 Nd6 11.e4 f6 12.Bf4 Kh8 13.Qd3 Nf7 14.Rac1 Re8 15.Nb5 axb5 16.Bxc7 Qc8 17.Bxb6 Nc6 18.Qb3 Nd6 19.dxc6 dxc6 20.Nd2 Nc4 21.Nxc4 bxc4 22.Qxc4 Ba6 23.Qf7 Bxf1 24.Bxf1 Bd6 25.Bg2 Be5 26.b4 Qa6 27.Rxc6 Qb5 28.Qc4 Qxc4 29.Rxc4 Rxa2 30.Rc6 g5 31.Kh2 h5 32.Be3 h4 33.Bc5 Rd8 34.Bf1 hxg3+ 35.Kg2 gxf2 36.Bb6 Rd1 37.Rc8+ Kh7 38.Rd8 Rb1 39.Bd4 Bxd4 40.Rxd4 Raa1 41.Bc4 f1=Q+ 42.Bxf1 Rxf1 43.b5 Rfb1 44.h4 Ra3 45.Rd7+ Kg6 46.h5+ Kxh5 47.Rd2 Rxb5 48.Kf2 Kg4 49.Re2 Re5 50.Kf1 Kg3 51.Rg2+ Kh3 52.Re2 g4 53.Re1 f5 54.Kg1 Rxe4 55.Rb1 f4 56.Rc1 Re2 57.Kf1 Rae3 58.Kg1 g3 59.Rf1 Re1 60.Rxe1 Rxe1# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Novag Obsidian (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Bb7 7.g3 Be4 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bf4 Nc6 12.h3 d6 13.Rfd1 Qe8 14.b4 Qe7 15.b5 axb5 16.cxb5 Nd8 17.Qc4 Bd5 18.Qc2 Be4 19.Qb3 Nd5 20.Bd2 Qe8 21.a4 Kh8 22.Rdc1 c5 23.dxc5 dxc5 24.Qc4 Nf6 25.Bc3 Bd5 26.Qf4 Qe7 27.e4 Bb7 28.Ne5 Kh7 29.a5 bxa5 30.Bxa5 Rh8 31.Qe3 Rc8 32.Bb6 Qd6 33.Nc4 Qf8 34.Ra7 Ra8 35.Rca1 Rxa7 36.Rxa7 Qe7 37.e5 Nd5 38.Bxd5 exd5 39.Nd6 c4 40.Bxd8 Rxd8 41.Rxb7 Qe6 42.Nxf7 Rf8 43.Nd6 Ra8 44.Kg2 Ra1 45.b6 Qg6 46.Ra7 Rb1 47.e6 Qd3 48.Qxd3+ cxd3 49.Ra2 Rxb6 50.e7 Rxd6 51.e8=Q Rg6 52.Qb5 Rd6 53.Qxd3+ Kg8 54.Ra8+ Kf7 55.Qf5+ Rf6 56.Qxd5+ Re6 57.Qd7+ Kf6 58.Rf8+ Ke5 59.Qd3 Rb6 60.Rf5+ Ke6 61.Qd5+ Ke7 62.Rf7+ Ke8 63.Qd7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.

White: Fritz 8 (5 ply)

Black: Novag Obsidian (± 60 seconds / move)

(Result: won by white)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 Nc6 8.O-O Qf6 9.Re1 Bg4 10.Qb3 Rb8 11.e5 Qe7 12.Bd5 Qd8 13.Bxf7+ Kf8 14.h3 Bf5 15.Rac1 a6 16.Bxg8 Rxg8 17.e6 Ke7 18.Rc5 Rf8 19.Rd5 Qc8 20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Qb4+ Kf6 22.Qxd4+ Kg6 23.Nf3 h6 24.Rd7 Rg8 25.Nh4+ Kh7 26.Nxf5 Qf8 27.Qe4 Qf6 28.Nh4+ Kh8 29.Ng6+ Qxg6 30.Qxg6 Rbf8 31.Rxc7 Rf6 32.Qd3 Rff8 33.Rxb7 a5 34.Qb5 Ra8 35.Kf1 Kh7 36.b3 Kh8 37.a3 Rgc8 38.Qd7 Rg8 39.Re5 Rad8 40.Qa4 Rge8 41.Qxa5 Rc8 42.Qb5 Kh7 43.Qd3+ Kh8 44.Qg6 Rg8 45.Rh5 Rc1+ 46.Ke2 Rc2+ 47.Kd3 Rd8+ 48.Kxc2 Rc8+ 49.Kb2 Rc2+ 50.Kxc2 Kg8 51.Qxg7# An animation of the game can be seen if you have Java installed.